Cigar or cigarette holder.



Patented Mar. |3','|9oo.

No, 645,399. 7 W. H. KING.

CIGAR UR CIGARETTE HOLDER.

(Applica tio n filed Nov. 17, 1899.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE'.

WILLIAM H. KING, OF NEWARK, NEWV JERSEY.

CIGAR OR CIGARETTE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,399, dated'March 13, 1900. Application filed November 1'7, 1899. Serial No. 737,329. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM H. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New J er- 'sey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigar or Cigarette Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specifica tion.

The objects of this invention are to provide a cigar or cigarette holder of cheap construction and composed of separable parts, to enable different mouthpieces to be used in the same holder and different materials to be used for different portions of the device, to obtain greater compactness and to reduce the size and cost of the case for containing said holder, to produce a more ornamental and pleasing appearance, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved oigar or cigarette holder herein described and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure l is a side View in perspective of my improved holder. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a central sectional view with the parts in telescoped position, and Fig. 4 is a similar section showing a modification of construction.

In said drawings, a indicates the mouthpiece, which may be formed of-amber, meerschaum, or any other suitable material. Said mouthpiece is perforated, as at a, to provide a smoke-passage, and the forward end is preferably recessed concavely, as at a while the rear end is provided with a head a to be grasped by the mouth.

I) 1) indicate tubular sections, preferably formed of sheet metal, and any number of which may be employed in a given holder. In the drawings I have shown two such sections in connection with a mouthpiece; but the lengths might be varied, so that either more or less would be required. Said sections 1) are preferably made tapering or flaring toward the forward end and are arranged one within another in a telescopic manner, so as to move longitudinally with respect to one another in the line of the axis of the holder. I

This enables the parts of the holder to be finished separately in the process of manufacture and to be made different from one another, if desired. The parts may also be separated for cleaning, and, furthermore, greater compactness is secured, so that a smaller case will contain the cigar-holder when not in use.

When the sections are made flaring, as shown, the larger end of any inner section is preferably larger than the smaller end of the inclosing outer section, and thus a complete separation of the sections is prevented when the holder is expanded into operative form. Other stop means my be used without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

The mouthpiece a is made flarin g at its forward end, as at a, and said flaring end of the mouthpiece lies in the rear section b and is of a slightly-larger diameter than .the smaller rear end of the section. This prevents rearward withdrawal of the mouthpiece; but said mouthpiece can be removed forwardly through thesections b, and thus entirely detached from the other parts of the holder. Mouthpieces may thus be changed in the same holder as often as desired.

Then it is desired to prevent a separation or falling apart of the sections upon closing the holder telescopically, a stop at is provided at the forward or larger end of the outer section, which stop may either be permanently soldered upon the section or separably connected thereto by screwing or like suitable means. Said stop 61 is of annular formand concavely curved in cross-section, providing a middle d to abut against the edge of the section b and having an outer ornamental flange d lying against the outside of the section b and an inner flange d projecting rearwardly into the tubular section I). Said inner flange (1 stands away from the inner wall of the tubular section and forms therewith an annular pocket 8, which receives the ends of the inner sections as they are telescoped. The flange (Z forming this pocket, may, if desired, project suficiently far toward the axial line of the holder to also serve as a stop for the mouthpiece, as shown in Fig. 4, the whole step cl in this case being made separable or so that it can be detached from the other parts, if desired;

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- 1. A cigar-holder comprising a mouthpiece, tubular sections adapted to slide telescopically upon one another, and stops limiting said sliding, substantially as set forth.

2. A cigar-holder comprising telescopic sections arranged one Within another and a mouthpiecelying in the inner section, the rear end of each section being formed to prevent the complete Withdrawal of the inclosed member, and a stop at the forward end of the outer section, substantially as set forth.

3. A cigar-holder comprising a mouthpiece flaring at its end and a daring tubular section, the flaring end of the mouthpiece lying in the tubular section and being of greater diameter than the smaller end of said section, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of WILLIAM H. KING.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, O. B. PITNEY. 

